thanks! I fixed my 2001 CRV with the same parts by watching this vid. All your tips really helped. Had a little trouble with that upper ball joint castle nut, rusted and corroded, not enough left to grab. Ended up soaking overnight in PB blaster and using a 17mm "grip tite" socket. Came right off.
Enjoy your videos ... a suggestion: When replacing any ball joint, after loosening the castle nut on the ball joint stud, I always screw the nut back on a few turns. This controls the action on the control arm and the assemblies it attaches to after you break the tapered stud loose, saving strain on hoses, sensors, etc.
to prevent a balljoint from spinning while tightening (or loosening) place a jack under the lower arm and lift enough to apply some pressure to the entire assembly. usually works that way
Great instructional replacement video man! Excellent video editing showing exact application of tool usage. Shows the viewer the process of removal and installation of all the bolts and nuts! As my cousin would say: "This fella here knows his mechanican, HUH!" :) Thank you for taking the time to share so I can attempt to do this myself with some extra help of my cousin since I'm disabled. The money i'll save by diy will help out my cuz too! So that's at least 2 more people your good deed has helped!
Great camera angles and excellent lighting, good audio too. Another winner, Will. Did you replace the whole upper arm because it's less trouble than trying to press in a new bushing? Or, is it an availability issue, like windshield wipers?
Thanks for all the compliments and feedback, I can't take all the credit but will pass it on to my lovely assistant ;) sure helps having an extra hand at times. We had options however the whole assembly was only $46 upper bushings included, the bushings were showing sings of weathering, as far as time it's pretty much the same either way if all goes well, in addition an alignment being necessary after replacing the outer tie rod, these were all taking into consideration when presenting options A vs B the owner opted for replacing all, like a $20 deference said and done
I did exactly What you did. But I just replaced both upper control arms But now my crv has a firm bouncing issue when going over bumps and does not like hard turns. It feels firm in front suspension in general any ideas?
@2:56: You can invert that castle nut, screw it back on a little (until it's flush with the end of the stud), and then whack straight up on the stud with the hammer.
Hi, Thanks for the video. I have a question. How did you keep the nut on the inside of the control arm bushing from just free spinning when you took it loose and when you re-tightened the bolt though the arm? I'm getting ready to do this same job. Thanks
Thank you, I appreciate the feedback, I'm not certain of the dimensions guess T8 would be about right, at around 1" diameter this one came setup with a cord pre attached, stumbled across it at Walmart in the lighting section, I believe it was meant to be used under a counter, being LED at a reasonable price I figured what the heck lol works out pretty well, It has hanging options that came with it, I use the short cables, then in the next isle over I found magnetite hanging hooks, using something soft under it while not under the hood, I need to come up with a safer alternative for painted surfaces, no issues yet but know that I mentioned it I better lol hope that answers the question
+robinsonsauto, cool. I'll check that out. I need a good under-hood light and this seems perfect. Thanks for the tip. You could try those little felt pads you put under chair legs for using the magnets on painted surfaces maybe? Or a small clean towel/rag in-between the magnet & paint?
+Pet Rock's Garage clean towels work well, I like the other option as well, has me thinking now, it's the brightest drop light used to date, just wasn't made for it lol but guys like us will find a way
For all you guys who said you did this yourself, can anyone give me an estimate as to how much you spent on everything you needed to replace the ball joints because I have a 98 CRV and the front end is starting to creak and pop so I'm thinking it may be time to replace my ball joints
Just bought upper control arms for $58 on carparts.com delivered for our 2000 CR-V. Outside a cotter-pins, that's all I needed. I didn't grab the most expensive control arms seeing we're over 200,000 mile - so use your better judgement. Some of the parts offered form this resource are pretty cheap, but you get what you pay for. Love the CR-V. It is a good vehicle and it's easy to work on.
@@thenite187 yes ,get a decent quality ball joint and control arm .I replaced mine and within two years they were shot.I couldn't believe it.learned my lesson,don't buy cheap!
